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After no one showed up for weeks, the neighbor opened the freezer in late May and discovered Roush's remains.

The neighbor said the seller told her the items inside the freezer were for a Sunday school project and that the church would come pick them up.

Lee’s mother, Arma Ann Roush, 75, pictured, was found dead in a chest freezer in May after the appliance was sold for $30 to one of her neighbors

Weeks after the purchase, no one had come for the items, so the neighbor opened the freezer and discovered Roush's remains.

The neighbor said, 'She sold me her frozen mother for $30. How do you do something like that?'

In a 911 call she said: 'I have a serious problem. My neighbor sold me a deep freezer.

'I just opened it and there's a body in there I think. I am freaking out.'

According to the neighbor, the daughter was moving out of state and told her not to open the freezer, which she referred to as a time capsule, until church members could come by and collect the contents inside.

'I was just in shock,' the neighbor recalled.

'I opened it up for a second time and my heart went into my throat. I ran out of the house and called 911.'